Anna Mae Koo is a partner of Vivien Chan & Co, where she practices non-contentious, contentious and transactional intellectual property law. She regularly advises on all areas of intellectual property, including licensing, franchising and other transactional intellectual property, due diligence and strategic acquisitions, prosecution, technical assistance and technology transfer agreements, trade practices and unfair competition law in China and Hong Kong.
Anna Mae is a Techstars mentor, and is involved in international associations, including the Litigation Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA) and the Anti-Counterfeiting Committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA). She is consistently named the Rising Star Lawyer in intellectual property by various publications.
Anna Mae was a Prince Philip Scholar at the University of Cambridge, where she graduated with an MA in law. She has also obtained a master’s real estate from the University of Hong Kong. She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
International Professional Legal Membership :
Member
Litigation Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA)
Anti-Counterfeiting Committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA)
Honor / Awards :
2013
South China Morning Post, Top Ten Women to Watch
2013
IP Rising Star, Asia Women in Business Law Award (Winner)
2014-2015
Techstar Mentor
2016-2018
Asialaw Leading Lawyers, Rising Star Lawyer in Intellectual Property
2017
Lawyer Monthly Magazine, Arbitration, Dispute Resolution & Mediation Lawyer (Winner)
2018
Lawyer Monthly Magazine, Arbitration, Charities and Foundations Lawyer of the Year in China
Publications and Speeches :
Legalwise Annual Wine Law Conference, November 2018, Adelaide
IP Issues in China: Overcoming Bad Faith Registrations
INTA Daily News, May 2018
Top Ten Updates to Trademark Developments from China
Managing Intellectual Property China IP Focus Magazine, 2018
Implementation of the Revised Trademark Law of 2014
China: Managing the IP Lifecycle Magazine, 2018/2019
Protecting Intellectual Property Online
INTA Social Media Panel, May 2017, Barcelona
Spotting Key (Non-IP) Issues in Social Media
Managing Intellectual Property China IP Focus 2017 Magazine, 2017
How to Defend Against Chinese Plaintiffs
International Bar Association Newsletter, April 2013
Dilemmas in Choosing Venue of Arbitrations Following CIETAC Split: Validity of Venue Clauses in CIETAC Arbitrations
International Association of Young Lawyers Joint Ventures, Ghent, April 2012
Top Ten IP Concerns for Joint Ventures in China